Web Cryptography API
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The Web Cryptography API is a W3C standard JavaScript interface that enables web applications to perform cryptographic operations such as encryption, decryption, hashing, and key management in a secure, browser-native way.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Web Crypto API | 2 |
| Web Cryptography API canonical | 2 |
| Crypto.subtle | 1 |
| Window.crypto | 1 |
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Target entity: Web Cryptography API Context triple: [Open Web Platform, hasComponent, Web Cryptography API]
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A.
SHA-256
SHA-256 is a widely used cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family that produces a 256-bit hash value for securing data integrity and authentication.
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B.
Diffie–Hellman key exchange
Diffie–Hellman key exchange is a foundational cryptographic protocol that enables two parties to securely establish a shared secret over an insecure communication channel.
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C.
CRYPTO
CRYPTO is a premier international research conference focused on cryptology and information security, organized annually by the International Association for Cryptologic Research.
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D.
SipHash24
SipHash24 is a fast, cryptographically secure keyed hash function designed to protect hash tables from collision attacks while remaining efficient for short inputs.
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E.
Serpent cipher
Serpent cipher is a symmetric-key block cipher and former AES finalist known for its strong security margin and conservative design based on a substitution–permutation network structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Web Cryptography API Target entity description: The Web Cryptography API is a W3C standard JavaScript interface that enables web applications to perform cryptographic operations such as encryption, decryption, hashing, and key management in a secure, browser-native way.
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A.
SHA-256
SHA-256 is a widely used cryptographic hash function from the SHA-2 family that produces a 256-bit hash value for securing data integrity and authentication.
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B.
Diffie–Hellman key exchange
Diffie–Hellman key exchange is a foundational cryptographic protocol that enables two parties to securely establish a shared secret over an insecure communication channel.
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C.
CRYPTO
CRYPTO is a premier international research conference focused on cryptology and information security, organized annually by the International Association for Cryptologic Research.
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D.
SipHash24
SipHash24 is a fast, cryptographically secure keyed hash function designed to protect hash tables from collision attacks while remaining efficient for short inputs.
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E.
Serpent cipher
Serpent cipher is a symmetric-key block cipher and former AES finalist known for its strong security margin and conservative design based on a substitution–permutation network structure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
W3C Recommendation
ⓘ
Web API ⓘ cryptography API ⓘ |
| definesInterface |
Algorithm
ⓘ
Crypto ⓘ CryptoKey ⓘ JsonWebKey ⓘ
linked to:
JSON Web Key
SubtleCrypto ⓘ |
| designGoal |
avoid exposing raw key material to JavaScript when possible
ⓘ
enable secure web applications ⓘ provide browser-native cryptographic operations ⓘ |
| exposedIn | web browsers ⓘ |
| exposedVia |
Crypto.subtle
ⓘ
linked to:
Web Cryptography API
Window.crypto ⓘ
linked to:
Web Cryptography API
|
| hasSpecification | W3C Recommendation: Web Cryptography API ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | JavaScript ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
JSON Web Encryption
ⓘ
JSON Web Key ⓘ JSON Web Signature ⓘ TLS ⓘ |
| securityProperty |
executes cryptographic operations in browser implementation
ⓘ
reduces need for custom JavaScript crypto libraries ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
W3C Web Cryptography Working Group
ⓘ
World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| supportsAlgorithm |
AES-CBC
ⓘ
linked to:
Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) mode
AES-CTR ⓘ AES-GCM ⓘ AES-KW ⓘ ECDH ⓘ
linked to:
Diffie–Hellman key exchange
ECDSA ⓘ
linked to:
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
HKDF ⓘ HMAC ⓘ PBKDF2 ⓘ RSA-OAEP ⓘ RSA-PSS ⓘ
linked to:
PSS (Probabilistic Signature Scheme)
RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5 ⓘ SHA-1 ⓘ SHA-256 ⓘ SHA-384 ⓘ SHA-512 ⓘ |
| supportsAlgorithmType |
digest algorithms
ⓘ
key derivation functions ⓘ public-key algorithms ⓘ symmetric-key algorithms ⓘ |
| supportsKeyFormat |
jwk
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pkcs8 ⓘ raw ⓘ spki ⓘ |
| supportsKeyUsages |
decrypt
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deriveBits ⓘ deriveKey ⓘ encrypt ⓘ sign ⓘ unwrapKey ⓘ verify ⓘ wrapKey ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
decryption
ⓘ
digital signature generation ⓘ digital signature verification ⓘ encryption ⓘ hashing ⓘ key derivation ⓘ key export ⓘ key generation ⓘ key import ⓘ random number generation ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
client-side data integrity verification
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end-to-end encrypted messaging in browsers ⓘ key management for web applications ⓘ secure data storage in web applications ⓘ |
| usesProgrammingModel | Promise-based asynchronous API ⓘ |
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Subject: Web Cryptography API Description of subject: The Web Cryptography API is a W3C standard JavaScript interface that enables web applications to perform cryptographic operations such as encryption, decryption, hashing, and key management in a secure, browser-native way.
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